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The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
Fathers and Mothers.

No work of a similar character was ever
received with the favor that has been shown
''The Child's Bible" 100000 copies have
now been sold and there is an increasing de-
msnd for the books. 1t contains the nara
tive and other portions of Holy Scriptures
in the words of the authorized version and
the paper, print, binding, and illustrations
must be seen to be appreciated. AS lap,
book for the aged, as concise and sttrac-
tive Bible for parents, it has no equal; while
the child of but three or four years is won,
and, ever after held by the power and beauty
Of this wondrous Word of Life. AS Mrs
McMartin can call but once upon each OF oul
Families she hopes no mother will fail tc
look at the book when 1t is offered to her.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
Thr ChtId's Bible.

See what clergymen here who are using
the book say "The Child's Bible is justly
popular publication. There is nothing bet
ter for parent to used in training children
in Bible history. A. N. Keigwin, West Pres
byterian Church.
DIR. Booth, of the Del. Ave. Baptist Churcf
writes No bettsr book than the "Chld'i
Bible" can be placed in the family. IT.
choice selections and fire illustrations maxi
it most valuable and attractive. 1t is worth!
of the widest circulation, and hope that |
large number of copies may be sold by Mrs
McMsrtin.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
Dots.


The greatest wag ever knowu--A womau's
tongue.
After the sweets of married life depart the
family jars remain.
''Ill take your part" as the dog said
when he robbed the cat of her portion of
them.
An Indian idol has been discovered in the
west. This is not as strange as If an Indian
had been discovered at work.
An ordinary small boy is never so happy
as when he is standing under safe that is
being hoisted 10 the fifth story.
A bull frog can sit on bog and oroak,
And dive in the pool just for play;
But he can't wag his tail and show his de-
light,
Because he amt built that way.
A Michigan woman kicked bear to death
a few days ago, and now her husband never
contradcts anything she says.
There is everything to discourage a man
who sells medicines. His best article is
pretty sure to be drug on the market.
Daughter-Mamma, Pm crazy about this
palmistry. Mother-Ths pa mystery I'm
crazy about is where your father spends his
evenings.
Misery loves company, and company causes
the good housekeeper great deal of misery
too, when she hasn't anything cooked in the
house.
Many young man who has been too bash
ful to propose to a girl has had her father
come into the parlor At eleven o'clock and
help him out.
Woman who have habit OF ofturning round
in the street to inspect other womens dress
I es will learn with envy that a fish has been
found which has eyes in the back of its
head.
We wish to inform our poetical contribu.
tors, remarks western editor, that spring
poetry will no longer be received by us, a,
va are now using steam heat instead of 8
stove.
| A Cedar Spring, (Mich. y young man call
8 ed on young woman the other evening anc
a fell asleep in his chair with one arm around
D her waist When he awoke he found thai
he was embracing churn and that the gir
had gone.
Augustus, dear, ''said the gentle girl, ten
derly pushing him from her as the moonligh
flooded the bay window where they wer
standing, II think you had better try SOM
: other hair dye; your moustache tastes lik
y turpentine."
q Hostlers are never on good terms together
If There is always hitch among them.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

Having connected myself with THE WILL
MlNeToNiAs rs Business Manager and Adver-
tising Agent, desire to say to my friends
that would solicit a share of thar patron
age in the advertising department Of this
paper. by office for the present will be at
No. 807 Market street, where can be found
In office hours and all communications
left there will meet with prompt attention.
Respectfully,
W. N. MCCORMICK.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

TESTING 0LEoaLRGARINE.-To test oleo-
margarine, take small bit Of lard and place
it between two pieces OF thin, common win
dow glass, each about an inch square, and
press together until only film remains.
When held Rp to the light white, Opaque
spota are always to be seen. These arecrys-
garine and butterine, containing, as they do,
solid fats, may be detected In the same man
ser. Pure butter, on the contrary, does not
show such specks. A little experiment with
lard in this direction ia an excellent means
Of oultivating the eye and qualify one to
readily determine, whom applied to buffers,
the imitation from the genuine. This rule
Is practical enough, and is sure one.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

oKRA GUABo. Chop pound of veal into
pieces an inch square, cut a slice of ham in
to dice, and slice three dozen extra pods, one
onion, and pod of pepper; sprinkle them
lightly with -four, and fry until anioe brown
in tablespoonful of lard. Add to this a
half-gallon of boiling water, and boil gently
for two hours. When half done put in two
tablespoonfuls of tomatoes, and just before
sending to the table, season with any pre-
ferrei herbs. Serve with boiled rice.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

FURNITURE POLISH. For polish to clean
up and brighten old furniture, pianos, etc.,
dissolve four ounces orange shelsc in one
quart Of ninety-6ve per cent alcohol; to this
add one quart Of linseed oil aud one pint tur-
pentine; when mixed add four ounces OF
Of sulphuic ether, and four ounces of aqua
ammonia; mix thoroughly and we'll before
using. Apply with cloth or sponge and
rub the surface to which it is applied until
the polish appears.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
A Choice Hook.

DR.. Vincent says truly: 1.-TWO wonderful
things in this world are little child and the
great Book of God" Our duty, as parents,
is to bring these two together in loving and
lasting companionship. In this duty we are
greatly aided by "The Child's Bble' pub.
ished by Cassel s. Co. This valuable work
Is now offered the residents of Wilmington.
A pastor writes: II would not dare rerl
my children access to this well-spring OF
blessing. 1t is a work for all classes and
ages"
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

One of the most popular and meritorious
of the late musical publications is the
Knights of Labor Grand March by j. Y. nj
The delightful melody at once becomes a
favorte theme. Teachers will please and
interest young players with this sparkling
new March more than with anything else.
Price 40 cts, duet 80 cts. Igu. Fischer, pub
Usher, Toledo, o.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

At the PAyENT MEDICINE DEPOT
No. 400 Market street, you can get full
line of Family Medicines, Herbs, and Roots.
Also a good assortment of Perfumeries,
Toilet articles, etc. Prof. Barrett's Lightning
Eradicator for removing Oil, Greese, Paint,
ETC., from clothing. Can't be beat, buy it
try it, and be convinced, only Is cents box
reduced from 25 cents. Patent Medicine
Depot, No. 400 Market street, Wilmington
DELAWARE
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
New Music-we are under obligations to

New Music-We are under obligations to
Mr.. Igu. Fischer, music publisher, Toledo,
o., for the Knights of Labor Grand March,
by ]. Y. NJ. One of the most pleasing and
captivating marches that has come to our
norice for some time past. 1t is of medium
difficulty and as well adapted for organ as
for piano and can be highly and conscen-
tiously recommended to young and hopeful
musicians. Mailed by the publisher on re-
eeipt Of the price 40o, duet 50e.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

To STONE RkIsINs.-Pour boiling water
over them and let them stand five or ten
minutes. Drain and rub each raisin between
the thumb and finger till the seeds come out
clean. Dry the raisins bsfore using and rub
them 10 flour before putting into cake, to
prevent their sinking to the bottom. Ifohop-
ped, -four should be scattered over them to
prevent their adheFing together.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
II HeeipeN.

BOILED TONGUE, WITH TOMATO SAUCE
Half boil tongue, then stew it with sauce
made of little broth, -four, parsley, one
small onion, one small carrot, salt and pep
er, and one can Of tomatoes cooked and
strained. Lay the tongue on dish and
strain the sauce over it.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

sTEwED BEEF.-Cut the beef into inch
square pieces; -four each; cut small carrot
small turnip and large onion into slices,
put the fat you trimmed off into deep spider
or saucepan, let II get very hot, lay in the
vegetables, cover and leave them to brown
(not burn), stirring occasionally. When
they are nicely Drowned, pour ON them pin,
OF boiling water, and lay in the meat;put with
it moderate teaspoenful OF salt and one.
half saltspoonful of pepper, with two or three
coarse stalks Of celery, if you have them cut
fne Let all stew very gently for two hours
a. least, or until the meat is quite tender
but remember, if it has been boiled or stew
ed fast, it will never be that, nor would i
II you made your stew of tenderloin. Skin
| free from fat and serve.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

BREAD FRITTERs.-Cut thin round slices
OF bread, butter them very thinly, spread
with jam, and stick together in pairs. Fry
il boiling lard, after dipping them in batter
Of one egg, one pint of milk, pinch Of salt,
and -four enough to make pancake batter
Pile high on dish and sprinkle with sugar
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

The attention of the public is called to the
adv. of of Mr.. W. H. Babcock, the well
known shoe dealer as he has just received
several job lots of Ladies', Girls, Mems, Boys
aud Childrens Shoes, Boots and Slippers,
which he is selling at tremendously low
prices for the quality of the goods. Cal
and examine and you will surely buy.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
A Book that ali want.

111,0o0 copies of ''The Uhild's Bible, 'pub.
lished by Cassel 81 Co., of N. Y, have been
sold in this country and Great Britain. The
people of Wilmington are giving the work a
hearty welcome. No more precious gift car
be placed in the hands of child while the
youth, the middle-aged and the aged eager,
ly read the works. Examine and secure il
while you can.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

A fine March of medium difficulty and as
we'll adapted for the piano as for organ is the
1t should not surprise US if in short time
this March would be whstled on the streets
as is generally the case with captivating me-
lodies that please the public at large. Price
40 cts, duet so cts, Ign. Fischer, publisher,
ToIado n
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
Gala wnt.h.n

Mr.. Clark, the Jeweler, 4O7 Market street,
makes it possible for every young man to be
the possessor of handsome gold watch.
Only one dollar each week is all that is re
quired. Tis' truly golden opportunity.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
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The Cooperative Society will sell you
strictly good coal, real Lehigh, no pretended
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pounds to the ton. Ofsoe foot Of Orange st.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

PREVENTING MoULD.--Aould can be pre-
vented from forming on fruit jellies by pour.
ing little psraffne over the top, which
when aold will harden to a solid cake which
can be easily removed when desired.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

Mary-''Stop your batteries, or l shall
hold my hands to my ears" John (wish-
ing to be compiimsntry)-"Ah, your lovely
hands are TOO small.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
Yhy. of coure | do. !"
TID.BITs.

Two farmers had a dispute about the
boundary lines of their farms. Their dis.
pute is now settled, aud so are the lawyers
on their farms.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
Eclectic Magazine
Foreign Literary, Science, and Art
1.-THE LITERATURE OF THE WORLD"
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Household Hints,

To RESTORE CREPE.-6kim milk and
water, with little bit of glue in 1t, made
scalding hot, will restore black crepe. II
clappsd and pulled dry it will look as good
al new.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
A Remedy For His Cold,

why, Joe, that's an awful cold you've
got. I'll tell you what to do. Take lem.
OH"
"BiIl, you value my friendship, don't
you ?"
"Why, of coure do"
"Then forbear., Leave me alone with my
cold. I've had 15O remedies suggested to
me, and I've not got block from home
vet p
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

Observation-Disclosures, Tm crazy about
this palmistry ~ Mother-"The palmys-
try I'm crazy about is where your father
spends his evenings ~
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

NAMELEss CAKE.-0ne cup of sugar, white
of four eggs, one-half cup of butter, one tea
spoonful of lemon essence, one large cup OF
flour, one-hslf teaspoonful of soda, one OF
cream of tartar stirred in the flour.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

MUTTON BRoTH.-One pound OF lean NUT
ton, cut small, two pounds mutton bones,
well cracked, two quarts cold water, chop
ped onion and parsley. salt and pepper. Let
the meat, bones and onions simmer slowly
several hours hours. Season and set aside
until cold. Remove all the fat and strain
out the bones and meat, squeezing out every
drop of soup. Have ready half a cupful Of
rice, which has been soaked in little cold
water for two hours. Add this to the soup,
PITT tkem on the stoveand let them simmer
until the rice is soft and broken. Add the
chopped parsley and milk, which should
have been heated to scalding in another yes.
sel.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

Methers should never fail to keep DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup convenient in order to
relieve their little ones of cough speedily and
surely. 25 cents. "..
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

SUPERIOR HoMIEY MUFFINs.-Pour a
cupful of boiling water upon two tablespoon
fuls of fine hominy, simmer for fifteen min
utes, add a cupfnl of Indian meal stirred in
slowly, add a cup and half of boiling milk.
Allow this mixture to get nearly cold, and
stir in two beaten eggs, two tablespoonfuls
Of -four, one of sugar,and teaspoonfal each
OF salt and baking powder. Bake for ffteen
minutes in heated and battered gem-pans.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

Happy is the man who has his quivel
full of them"-of bottles of Salvation Oil
the greatest cure on earth for pain. Prict
only 25 cents. -=....=
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

BOILED RICE WITH CHEEsE.-Wash a cup
full of raw rice in cold water, picking it over
carefully. Put over the fire in two quarts
Of water that is boiling hard at the time.
Salt slightly and cook twenty minutes, shak
ing the saucepan occasionally, but never
stirring it. Ascertain If the rice ia sof
enough by pinching a grain between th'
thumb and fuger. Drain off the wate
through colandsr and set this with th'
rice in it over an empty pot on the stove tt
dry off. Just before sending to table mi,
into it with fork teaspoonful Of butte
and tablespoonful of grated cheese, with
| salt to taste.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

We shall never cease to iudorse DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup; for without it our paper
would have been short of reading matter this
week we had shocking cough and fear
full cold. weekly Union.)
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

Don't sigh with.pains or burns or accident,
But use Salvation Oil, the greatest lini-
ment,
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
ADVERTISING RATES.

k>&xaax notices ten sents per line fs~ each insor
asa: single column thirty-ave cents per inch fol
each insertion; one single column six dollars ant
afsJ ossts for each insertion; double column nfty
.sszts per inch 10 eack insertion.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

Hostlers are never on good terms togethe
There is always hitch among them.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-05
Olive Culture.

The Sonoma I,ider says: General Val
lejo, of this place, whose authority is as
good as any, adopts the following method
of setting out olive cuttings: Take cut
ting about two feet in length, of healthy
growth and any thickness desirable; plant
it carefully in rich soil, well manured,
leaving but few inches above soil; cut
the exposed end squarely, split it crosswise
carefully and insert small pebble in the
center When well rooted transplant. The
General says the olive grows very readily
in Sonoma valley, requiring no protection
OF special care, producing fruit at from five
to six years old. He advises the planting
of suckers as the most readily grown and
matured The method of packing olives is
very simple. The General fills barrel
with pure, fresh water, strongly impreg-
mated with common salt. Into this put
dead-ripe olives, after making lateral in
cision in the fruit with some sharp instru-
ment, until the barrel is three-uuarters
filled. Let it stand, carefully culling out
the bad ones with perforated ladle, until
the brine becomes bitter, when the oil may
be drained off through faucet and new
brine substituted. This may be repeated
until the fruit is suited to the TASTE, after
which they are ready for use, and may be
put up to suit"
The Petaluma Courier. on the same sub
ject, thus discourses " As the tee planting
season is now upon us, we advise ell of our
farmers in this section, while setting out
other desirable varieties, to not forget the
olive. 1t will grow almost anywhere, and
will, as soon as the plum and other varie-
ties, produce crop when once in bearing,
and will, with little cultivation, out-live
generations of the human family. There
is hardly square acre in Petaluma or
Vallejo townships, mountain or valley,
where the olive will not grow to periection:
and all it wants is attention and little
care to make it source of great wealth to
southern Soboma county,"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-05
How to Drink Mater.

French journal warns the drinkers of
mineral water that the limestone held in
deposit in the carbonated beverage finds its
way TO the kidneys and eventually pro-
duces Bright's disease. The writer also
protests against ice water as a provocative
of catarrh in the stomach. He says:
water should be drunk cool, but not iced,
with the juice of quarter or half of
lemon in it. Water should always be swal-
lowed slowly. 1t is not the stomach which
is dry, but the mouth and throat. If you
toss off drink of water, you throw it
through your mouth into your stomach,
without doing the former any good, while
you injure the latter by loading it with
what it does not require" There are grains
of truth and sense in this advice, but the
proverbial grain of salt needs to be added
several times. The use of very hard or
artificially mineraliZed water is attended,
in some persons and under some conditions,
by variety of injurious consequences, of
which perhaps one of the least logical
would be Bright's disease. The lodg-
ment of calcareous deposits in the urinary
organs or elsewhere, has an evident con-
nection with imbibing them in solution,
but it depends absolutely on some perver-
sion or weakening of function, after all
The true preventive of local as of general
diseases, is state of vigorous health. AS
to ice water, one mans drink is another's
poison. Observe what agrees and what dis
agrees with you. So of lemon juice; it is
good for one and bad for another. 1t is
good to drink, as well as to eat, slowly, but
not for the reason given above. Thirst is a
demand of the system for replacement of
the moisture carried off in the excretions,
especially through increased heat of the
body from any cause. The stomach is the
chief organ for absorbing the water supply,
and the heating dryness of its drained alb
sorbents makes itself felt and attended to
by the more sensitive, but not always
dryer, upper portions of the alimentary
canal. the throat and mouth. Cooling is
agreeable to them, but watering in the
stomach is what they essentially need, and
would do the business independently of
them, and so would an external bath. We
should say: Drink slowly, and drink with
your stomach, as you should eat; and when
it stops absorbing and begins to fill up, let
the mouth stop.-The Sanitary Era.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-05

mere desire to have the whole community
not only temperate, but abstinent, never
yet solved the problem. 1t may be cheer
fully granted that it would be much better
for everybody if the love OF drink could be
eradicated altogether. But it cannot be.
1t is an appetite which we all know can
only be overcome by degrees and by patient
educational processes. The State can help
on the reform by imposing heavy tax
upon the most dangerous class of saloons.
a high-tax bill, in fact, would in our
judgment be preferable to high-license
bill By so doing it can restrict the num-
Der of whisky shops and wipe out the worst
kind of groggeries completely. And this
kind of action has an immediate and salu-
tary effect upon the whole question, since
it diminishes temptation for those least able
to withstand it.
The tax upon the retail sale Of spirits
can perhaps hardly be made too high. The
case is one in which the community is Just
flied in discriminating against particular
interest. 1t is justified by the fact that the
business in question is against the public
policy, immoral and destructive in its con-
sequences, and only to be tolerated pend
ing the evolution of a more enlightened
public opinion. Short of prohibition the
tax on the retailing of spirits can hardly be
put too high. and considering the alarming
increase of the saloons in this city of late,
and in most great cities, the point is the
more urgent. Mr.. Croshy's bill, with the
changes here suggested, promises we'll 1t
can no doubt be enforced if the executive
officers do their duty. If they cannot be
trusted, no statute Will be of any avail.
Public opinion in New York, however, APP
proves the principle of high license, and
the Legislature should understand that
such measure as Mr.. Crosby has intro
duced is very seriously demanded. The
temperance sentiment of New York must
not be fouted, and cannot be defied High
license, moreover, is Endorsed by many
thousands who do not go to the length of
prohibition, and it is a measure required as
well for the material protection as for the
moral elevation of the community. Y.
Tribune